Karachi vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$146
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
53
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
14.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7558th ($421 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 114th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6375th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Ningbo

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Karachi Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538